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Interactive and collaborative technology to assist with student involvement in learning.
Last Date updated: 10-20-2009

This is a work in progress and your suggestions, your addition to the existing work is greatly appreciated. Post questions, comments using the discussion tab above for each wiki page, or use the envelope icon (at the top) to email me.
Learning to Change-Changing to Learn
http://vodpod.com/watch/722826-learning-to-change

What is???

- a list of thoughts or things that should be added to the wiki.. Your place to post stuff you would like to know more about.-
- Differentiated assessment - more examples
-http://skrbl.com/ - collaborate on documents, with whiteboard
-Goodreads.com - setup groups to discuss reading books
-librarything.com - setup groups to discuss reading books
- SeeqPod
- SkreemR
-dotsub - add subtitles to videos in any language
- mixwit.com
- voicethread
- Jing - Camtasia screen capture. Create instructional videos with screen captures
- Google Documents - share and collaborate on same document with a group
- Text2mindmap - take an outline, create a concept map http://www.text2mindmap.com/
- tocbox - webcam video mail
- Animoto - create video with images, music - 30 seconds
-http://www.onetruemedia.com/ - create dvd/video with images, video, words, music
- Zoho
- Comiqs
- Rollyo
-photoshop express - edit photos
-screenr - screen capture

Interactive Read/Write/Create/Play = Web 2.0

Web 2.0 is the next generation of the internet that supports interactive reading, writing and sharing with others with multimedia: podcasting, blogging, wiki, collaboration, video, digital storytelling and more. There's more, but interactive capabilities is what is most exciting.
  • Blog Online Journal in reverse chronological order about a specific subject or idea with online comments and dialogue.
  • Collaboration Two or more people or groups working together to complete a project, document or product.
  • Data_Collection Students create and use online surveys to collect data of interest to them using the Survey Monkey web site.
  • Digital_Storytelling students create stories about what they are learning, and teachers create subject lessons to enhance class presentations
  • Google_Earth enhance subject by taking them to the place of action in literature, art, science, math
  • Podcast an audio file recorded to teach a lesson, or present some information such as recording a lecture and post it online to your wiki or blog
  • Problem Based Learning Students solve a real world problem, teaching them team work, higher level thinking skills
  • Scavenger Hunt searching and finding information on the internet to answer questions
  • Virtual_Field_Trips use specific sites on the internet to learn all about a certain topic or place
  • WebQuests teach higher thinking skills by providing a challenge to students that can be solved within a webquest using the internet
  • Wikis interactive online web pages that can be edited by you, your students, or those you designate.

Plagiarism Help

  • DocCop online free web service that compares a students submitted work to the internet, and returns the work, and identifies if any of the phrases match existing work.
  • sandburg7.wikispaces.com students learn about and contribute their thoughts about plagiarism, copyright, and web site evaluation

Rubrics

  • Rubistar-online easily create rubrics for subjects.
  • Projects evaluate projects with alternative assessments, peer review, and rubrics
  • Checkbrik combine checklist and rubric into one

Technology

*Audio/Music*
  • Audacity free audio editing program
  • Anvil Studio Create your own music with midi files.
  • Jam Studio - quickly create backing tracks, karaoke songs, soundtracks & demo songs
  • Music Royalty Free - music that can be downloaded and used royalty free.
*Animation*
*Bookmarks*
*Books/Comics*
  • del.icio.us online bookmarking, making your bookmarks available anywhere, with social networking capabilities, letting you see what experts and others are bookmarking in your subject area.
  • FlashcardExchange Create online flashcards for student review in the classroom. Memory game also available.
  • Flikr Toys Use online site to create trading cards, personalized inspiration posters, puzzles and more in your curriculum.
  • GIMP free PC photo editing software that is similar to Photoshop
  • Google_Calendar create a classroom calendar, and post it to your webpage. Automatically updates in the web as you make changes. Calendar can be viewed in Web Pages Publisher.
  • Google_forms create excel like and word like forms that can be posted on your webpage
  • Graphics learn how to work with graphics and prepare them for use on web pages
  • MakeBeliefs Comix Create your own comics for classroom use
  • Movie_Maker learn how to make movies using PC. Movie Maker is free
  • PhotoStory 3 learn how to make movies using still pictures, your voice for narration, and background music. Free download from Microsoft. Students love using this to present their learning
  • TeacherTube teacher posted movies that you can use in your classroom
  • Thinkfinity
  • ThinkFree online access to software that is compatible with word, excel and powerpoint
  • Tux Paint free drawing program like Kid Pix
  • Visuwords graphical dictionary and thesaurus with concept map your students will love to use
  • Wayback Machine need to find a link that is no longer active? Take the address to Wayback Machine, and you can reference the page again, making it easier to maintain webquests and other pages.
  • Web 2.0 Learn about the revolution on the internet that converts the internet from reading documents to being able to read, write,create, and play.
  • Web_Pages_Publisher learn how to make web pages with Microsoft Publisher
  • Web_Pages_Dreamweaver learn how to make web pages with Adobe Dreamweaver (York High School PC's).
  • Wikispaces -Free web pages for teachers. Create simple web pages and participate in interactive discussions. Teachers and students engage in collaborative work within the pages.
  • Wikiversity
  • Zamzar - take any type of media: document, image or video and convert to another format.